There are many different conceptions of God, and endless questions. Credit: Waiting For The Word, CC BY-NC-SA By Graham Oppy, Monash University Disputes about the existence of God — like most…

Should academics be disciplined by their universities for things said over Twitter? Credit: Opensource.com/ Flickr, CC BY-SA By Janna Thompson, La Trobe University Academic freedom has been put in…

It is difficult for pharmaceutical companies to have good public relations in an immediate news and social media world - no matter how many trials are done, people can still have adverse effects or…

In June of this year, Facebook provoked a widespread public outcry after it became known that it had tried to manipulate the emotions of nearly 700,000 of its users as part of a social “experiment…

Look at a fan rotating its blades. Now look somewhat to the side of it. It seems to rotate slower now. Now shift your gaze slowly back toward the center of the fan. The fan seems to pick up speed.…

In the future, new organs will be created from a patient's own stem cells and they will require no waiting lists, no immunosuppressive drugs, and no stickers on drivers licenses making people…

From government control of health care to new reproductive technologies in this century, we'll need to be able identify key issues, articulate their values and concerns, deliberate openly and find…

Eyes – windows on the soul?Credit: Ángelo González, CC BY-SA By Tracy Long-Sutehall, University of Southampton Tissue and organ availability for use in transplant operations is influenced by many…

The word morality makes people uneasy – but not ethics. What is the basis of a moral education? Credit: Flood G/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND By Patrick Stokes, Deakin University The human animal takes a…

Jennifer Lawrence at the 83rd Academy Awards. CC BY-SA 2.0 By Emma Rees, University of Chester Autonomy is patriarchy’s supreme foe. It suggests self-determination, power, and control, and the “…